St Peter's Church, Prickwillow

St Peter's Church, Prickwillow
St Peter's Church, Prickwillow
Location in Cambridgesire
Coordinates: 52°25′02″N 0°20′47″E / 52.4171°N 0.3464°E / 52.4171; 0.3464
OS grid reference TL 5967 8248
Location Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Status Parish church
Founded 1868
Dedication Saint Peter
Architecture
Functional status inactive
Architect(s) R R Rowe[1]
Architectural type Church
Style Gothic
Completed 1866–8
Closed 2008
Administration
Parish Ely, Cambridgeshire
Diocese Diocese of Ely
Province Province of Canterbury
Clergy
Bishop(s) Bishop of Ely

St Peter's Church, Prickwillow, is an inactive Anglican church in the village of Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire, England.

History

Built in 1866–8 of brick on a foundation of wooden piles by R R Rowe.[1] The church has a nave, central bell turret, transepts, and south porch.[2] The elaborately carved font of Italian marble, perhaps from Carrara, was given to Ely Cathedral by Dean Spencer in 1693.[1] The font cover is hung from the ceiling by the figure of an angel.[2] After the church was declared redundant in 2011, the font was returned to the cathedral. [1] The 1691 bell, was also given by Ely Cathedral[3] The baptism register starts in 1874 and the marriages in 1864. There is no graveyard as nearby Ely is used.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pevsner (1970) p. 450
  2. 1 2 3 Pugh (1953) p. 82–86
  3. ↑ St Peter's Church Prickwillow online

Bibliography

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus (1970), Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) (2nd ed.), Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-09586-9
  • T.D. Atkinson; Ethel M. Hampson; E.T. Long; C.A.F. Meekings; Edward Miller; H.B. Wells; G.M.G. Woodgate (1953). Pugh, R.B., ed. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Cambridge and the isle of Ely. IV. Oxford University Press.
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus; Simon Bradley (2014), Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) (3rd ed.), Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-20596-1
  • Colburn, Ben (2009). "Prickwillow, St Peter". Cambridgeshire Churches. Retrieved 19 August 2010.


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